April 24, 2009

I Don't Know, Russia. I'm Not Feeling It.

Italy's got their game faces on.

And never underestimate what Tranny can do during Fed Cup. Or Flavs for that matter.

As for the Russians, they come in a bit battered and shell-shocked:

Into the second singles berth steps the 22nd- ranked Anna
Chakvetadze who has registered only four wins to her name this year,
four less than Nadia Petrova who can count herself unlucky to be
watching from the bench.

Winners of 15 of their last 16 ties,
Russia will look to Svetlana Kuznetsova to provide a backbone for
success. Kuznetsova is now coachless after her split last month from
Olga Morozova but is enjoying a Fed Cup run of eight straight singles
wins. She admits though that preparations this week have not been
perfect: “We have not managed to practise indoors, only outdoors, and
not as much as we should have because of the conditions but we are
looking forward to the weekend.”

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And never underestimate what Tranny can do during Fed Cup. Or Flavs for that matter.

As for the Russians, they come in a bit battered and shell-shocked:

Into the second singles berth steps the 22nd- ranked Anna
Chakvetadze who has registered only four wins to her name this year,
four less than Nadia Petrova who can count herself unlucky to be
watching from the bench.

Winners of 15 of their last 16 ties,
Russia will look to Svetlana Kuznetsova to provide a backbone for
success. Kuznetsova is now coachless after her split last month from
Olga Morozova but is enjoying a Fed Cup run of eight straight singles
wins. She admits though that preparations this week have not been
perfect: “We have not managed to practise indoors, only outdoors, and
not as much as we should have because of the conditions but we are
looking forward to the weekend.”